Civil Rights
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Joseph Smith correspondence
Photocopies of handwritten correspondence. The items include a letter to the president of the United States, John Tyler (1790-1862), requesting federal aid from the mobs in Illinois; a note to Smith's wife, Emma Hale Smith (1804-1879); and a receipt for Joseph Smith's coffin.
Joseph Smith, Jr. deposition
Handwritten deposition signed by Joseph Smith. The item states, "Joseph Smith vs. Joseph H. Reynolds & Harmon G. Wilson." Smith brings suit against Reynolds and Wilson for false arrest.